The rise of Donald Trump in the US, the Brexit vote in the UK, and increasing anti-EU sentiment in Europe might be explained by the following: The political base of the world's most reactionary forces appear to be blue-collar workers, under-educated suburban and rural citizens who miss out on their nations' prosperity, and who fear... Continue Reading →

Photo by Frances Copulvirenti from Dachau Slide Show on Flickr.com Dachau Photo of Jim Buie at Dachau by William Winn. Inscription states: "May the remains of those who were exterminated here between 1933-45 because they resisted Nazism help to unite the living for the defense of peace and freedom and in respect for their fellow men." On the... Continue Reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVBgUUzF1Hw I wish all sides could lighten up and see the humans and humanity behind immigration to Europe from countries like Turkey or Pakistan. This 2012 movie, "Almanya: Welcome to Germany," was insightful. Watch on Youtube.com

James Reston Jr., a scholar of the 16th century and the Protestant Reformation, explored Martin Luther's haunts, as the 500th anniversary of Luther's famous 95 Thesis approaches. Click. At the Luther museum in Wittenberg, Reston found "an authentic indulgence form with a blank for the purchaser's name and the price paid. This document, the prod... Continue Reading →